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261 articles matching the search query.
Too Big to Fail? Debt Crisis at Property Giant China Evergrande Tests Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping has a lot riding on a situation that could get very bad indeed.
Evergrande Resumes Downward Spiral as Investors Prep for Crisis
Investor doubts over China Evergrande Group intensified on Monday as a creditor’s successful demand to freeze some assets underscored concern that the embattled developer may struggle to raise funds.
PBOC warns of debt pileup amid stimulus
The central bank governor urged preventing risk from high debt levels, as financial stimulus ramps up to curb prolonged economic contractions caused by the unprecedented novel coronavirus pandemic, according to an article he authored.
China’s $12 Trillion Corporate Debt Market Faces More Defaults
China’s $12 Trillion Debt Market Is Heading for More Defaults
Africa Awakens From Its China Naivety
The letter bearing the reference "MC/19/3" represents a novelty in Chinese-African relations. Kabineh Kallon, Sierra Leo...
China to Keep Providing Aid to Pacific for Sustainable Development
China will continue to provide aid to Tonga and other countries in the Pacific to help them achieve sustainable development, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, amid a mounting debt problem in the region. Tonga's prime minister on Friday backed down on calls for Pacific island nations to collectively lobby China to forgive their debts, after a source said China had complained about the plan. Tonga is one of eight island nations in the South Pacific carrying significant debt to China, and had started building support to press China to cancel repayments. Pacific nations were due to discuss
Next China: Xi Marks Communist Party's 100th Anniversary With Warning
China’s Communist Party turns 100 this month, and President Xi Jinping celebrated Thursday by telling the world that any would-be foreign oppressors would break their heads against a “steel Great Wall.”
China Evergrande Downgraded at Moody’s Despite Debt Progress
China Evergrande Group’s credit rating was cut by Moody’s Investors Service, the second downgrade by a global ratings company in less than two weeks.
China Is Said to Ask Citic Group to Examine Huarong Finances
China has asked one of its biggest state-owned conglomerates to examine the finances of China Huarong Asset Management Co., people familiar with the matter said, adding a new twist to the drama that has roiled the world’s second-largest credit market for months.
China’s PBOC Leads the Fed in Weaning Economy Off Stimulus
China’s central bank is a step ahead of its U.S. counterpart in reining in its Covid-19 emergency stimulus, relieving potential market pressure from the Federal Reserve’s looming shift in policy.
China’s Debt Reckoning Hammers ‘Too Big to Fail’ Borrowers
China’s campaign to cut leverage and instill corporate discipline is reshaping the nation’s $12 trillion credit market.
China Steps Up Crackdown on $1 Trillion Bank Wealth Products
China’s crackdown on shadow banking is taking aim at more than $1 trillion of opaque investments sold by banks as low risk and high yield, even while funds were channeled to riskier borrowers such as developers.
China Tells Banks to Stress Test Their Evergrande Exposure
Chinese regulators have instructed major creditors of China Evergrande Group to conduct a fresh round of stress tests on their exposure to the world’s most indebted developer, according to people familiar with the matter.
G-7 Set to Back Green Rival to China’s Belt and Road Program
The Group of Seven nations plans to launch a green alternative to China’s Belt and Road initiative when the leaders meet at a summit next week, according to two people familiar with the matter.
China Mulls New Holding Company for Huarong, Bad-Debt Firms
China’s finance ministry is considering a proposal to transfer its shares in China Huarong Asset Management Co. and three other bad-debt managers to a new holding company modeled after the one that owns the government’s stakes in state-run banks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
China Braces for $1.3 Trillion Maturity Wall as Defaults Surge
Even by the standards of a record-breaking global credit binge, China’s corporate bond tab stands out: $1.3 trillion of domestic debt payable in the next 12 months.
China Offers Banks Nearly $16 Billion to Maintain Liquidity
China’s central bank injected medium-term cash into the financial system, in an effort to keep borrowing costs stable as China’s economy continues its recovery from the virus pandemic.
China Huarong Seeks to Reassure Investors That It Can Repay Debt
China Huarong Asset Management Co. broke its silence over the embattled company’s financial position, with a company executive telling media the firm is prepared to make its bond payments and state backing remains intact.
